Atlas Comics Homepage
A site about Atlas Comics, the comic books published during the transition from Timely Comics to Marvel Comics. |
Autobiography, Masculinity and Comic Books
A study of auto/biographical comics focuses on different issues surrounding masculinity. |
BGSU Popular Culture Library
Founded in 1969 to support innovative teaching and research in cultural studies. It is the largest and most comprehensive research facility in the United States dedicated exclusively to the acquisition and preservation of primary research materials on 19 |
BZZURKK! - The Thesaurus of Champions
Thesaurus of comic book onomatopaea. Starting from the sound, this site lists the different words used to express it. By Kevin Taylor. |
Camelot In Four Colors
A survey of the Arthurian legend in comic books and strips, including "Prince Valiant," "Camelot 3000," and many other titles. |
Cartoon Research Library
CGA is the largest cartoon-related research facility in the United States. Their site includes information on reproduction, loan and deposit policies and links to related sites. |
Comic Art & Graffix Gallery Virtual Museum & Encyclopedia
Offers a chronological and pictorial history of the medium, biographies of creators and publishers, and a gallery of comic book art. |
Comic Book America Syllabus
A theoretical internet course focusing on comic book superheroes in America; includes "required reading and assignments". |
Comic Book Awards Almanac
The nominees and winners of various awards, including Wizard Fan, Will Eisner, and Jack Kirby Awards. |
Comic Colors
Originally designed for colorists, now pencillers and inkers as well can unite and share. Includes a very informative look at the visual aspects of comics. |
ComicBase Style Guide
Style guide for the Online Comic Base, but also interesting for anybody writing about comics |
Comics Librarianship Resource Page
Web resources that can help academic librarians develop a research comic book collection. |
Comics Reality
A series of profound articles on the history of the comic book industry in the United States by comics veteran scholar Robert Beerbohm |
Comics Research Libraries
The libraries in this list all have some special collecting interest in the area of comics or cartoons. |
Fredric Wertham: Anti-Comics Crusader Who Turned Advocate
A page about the famous American psychiatrist who believed comic books inspired young people to commit crime, and who later became a comic book fan himself. |
Grand Comic Book Database
Site devoted to indexing every comic book ever made from all over the world. Online searchable database & email chat. |
Grrls in the Comics
Several articles and a picture gallery on the presence of women and girls in American comics. |
Index of syndicated comic strips, 1924-95
Comprehensive print-based index of all newspaper comic strips syndicated between 1924 and 1995; more than 4300 strips. Also includes list 3700 artists, and the strips they worked on. |
Jai2
The official website for Manga historian and scholar Frederick L. Schodt, with the latest news on all of his projects, interviews with creators and more. |
Ka-BOOM!
A dictionary of comicbook words on historical principles. |
Ka-boom! - A Dictionary of Comicbook Words on Historical Principles
An alphabetical list of all the words that are typical for comic books (onomatopaea, e.a.), with variants and locations. Compiled by Kevin Taylor. |
Michigan State University Comic Art Collection
A comprehensive index of published comic books, newspaper strips, and scholarly works related to cartooning and comics. |
Michigan State University Libraries Comic Art Collection
Alphabetical index to the MSU Comic Art Collection. References to articles, monographies and readers. |
More than 100 comics-related words in 8 languages
This page, maintained by Pascal Lefevre, lists terms commonly used when discussing comics in English, French, Dutch, German, Danish, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. |
Myths, Misinterpretations, and Misconceptions: Censorship in Comics
A site which debates the arguments of Fredric Wertham - the psychiatrist who believed comic books prompted delinquency in juveniles. |
Nature Medicine: Biomedical Journals as Hypertext Comic Books
An interesting proposal to use easy-to-remember icons to present easily-forgotten information; this research was inspired by comic books. Graphic intense. |
R.C. Harvey
Homepage for R. C. Harvey, author of "The Art of the Funnies" and "The Art of the Comic Book". With information on both books and columns about comics and strips in general. |
The Comic Page - A Guide to the History of Comics
A site devoted to the history and details of the 100+ year American comic book medium. |
The Comics Archives
Several check lists and reference files on golden and silver age comics published by Marvel and DC. |
The Timely Comics Web Page
A history site of Timely Comics, the predecessor to Marvel Comics. Includes briefs on all the comic book characters who got their start at TC. |
The Ultimate Disney Books Network
The aim of this site is to guide users in their Disney research by providing them with the most comprehensive list of Disney books resources. |
the Wally Wood letters
Correspondence between John Hitchcock and the great comic book artist Wally Wood in the last years of his life. 18 letters, annotated by Hitchcock. |
